Beef / Pork

Shepherd's Pie with Sweet Potatoes is for Dinner.

Shepherd's Pie with Sweet Potatoes takes several minutes to prepare.

Shepherd's Pie with Sweet Potatoes takes several minutes to cook.

Shepherd's Pie with Sweet Potatoes makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Shepherd's Pie with Sweet Potatoes are:

2 largish sweet potatoes
1 teaspoon of olive oil
1 cup onion, peeled and chopped
1 cup carrots, peeled and chopped
1 cup corn
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 pound extra lean ground beef (or you can use ground lamb, bison, or 2 to 3 cups chopped leftover roast)
1 cup sliced mushrooms (optional)
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon chopped fresh or dry rosemary (optional)
1 cup beef, vegetable, onion or chicken broth (hunt for low sodium)
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 cup frozen peas
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup(ish) 1% milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
dash pepper

Here is how you make Shepherd's Pie with Sweet Potatoes:

Preheat oven to 375?F. To cook the potatoes you can either roast them in their skins in the oven for about an hour, microwave them whole in their skins (poke them with a fork first) or peel, chop and boil them until soft. In a large pan, heat a drizzle of oil and saut? the onion and carrot over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes or until soft; add the garlic and meat and cook for another 5 minutes, until the meat is cooked through and the veg are starting to brown a little. If you want to add mushrooms, set the meat mixture aside (transfer it to a bowl or something), heat a little more oil and saut? the mushrooms until they release their moisture and then the moisture cooks off and they start to brown. Return the meat mixture to the pan. Sprinkle the flour overtop and stir it around until it coats the meat a little, then add the rosemary, stock and ketchup and worcestershire, and stir until the mixture bubbles and thickens, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in the peas. Pour into a baking dish, making sure it only fills it half full, so there is room for the potatoes. Peel (if necessary) and mash the potatoes with the butter, milk and salt and pepper. Spread over the meat mixture and bake for about 45 minutes, until bubbly.* NOTE: I usually just put the shepherd's pie in serving size dishes that I can freeze. I skip the bake in the oven part, and just microwave it directly from the freezer for a quick dinner.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MUDMOUSE.

The nutritional information for Shepherd's Pie with Sweet Potatoes is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 323.9

• Total Fat: 15.9 g
• Cholesterol: 55.1 mg
• Sodium: 502.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 26.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.4 g
• Protein: 18.3 g